Description
The Windows interactive service in OpenVPN 2.4.0 through 2.6.21 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.5 allows local authenticated users to bypass the trusted configuration directory constraint and load arbitrary configuration files via crafted options that bypass whitelist checks
Published: 2026-08-14
Score: 4.1 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Title Local Configuration File Bypass in OpenVPN Interactive Service

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Openvpn
Openvpn openvpn
Vendors & Products Openvpn
Openvpn openvpn

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:30:00 +0000

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Description The Windows interactive service in OpenVPN 2.4.0 through 2.6.21 and 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7.5 allows local authenticated users to bypass the trusted configuration directory constraint and load arbitrary configuration files via crafted options that bypass whitelist checks
Weaknesses CWE-183
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Openvpn Openvpn
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: OpenVPN

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-14T22:13:21.590Z

Reserved: 2026-07-17T14:38:48.698Z

Link: CVE-2026-63649

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-14T23:16:32.507

Modified: 2026-08-14T23:16:32.507

Link: CVE-2026-63649

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Updated: 2026-08-15T00:00:04Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-183

    Permissive List of Allowed Inputs